Monday, September 25, 2006

Sunday, September 24, 2006

We saw the ceremony while driving by so we stopped and went in to watch it and take photos.These pictures show mostly the RCMP officers but there were representatives from the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, federal fisheries officers, provincial wildlife enforcement officers, correctional officers, military & municipal police and also the Rangers, RCMP and RNC veterans. You can see more photos on my website this week. The officer saluting in the 4th picture appears to be a French Police Officer, I am assuming from Saint Pierre & Miquelon.

Friday, September 22, 2006

Thursday, September 21, 2006

I found this bee on the deck today, it wasn't moving much, so I scooped it up on a leaf and put it on the sedum. Then I saw a lot of hover flies around the sedum and managed to get some macros of them as well (they are fast!). In the first one you can see its tongue and in the second one you can see my reflection.

Saturday, September 16, 2006

Friday, September 15, 2006

This lighthouse was built in 1835 and it's the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland. It's not operational now (it is a museum) and a new lighthouse stands not far from it (the new lighthouse was built in 1955). Cape Spear is now a National Historic Site. I altered this photo to make it look like it could have been taken many years ago.

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Today I volunteered to take photos at the Janeway Children's Hospital annual charity golf tournament. It was sunny but windy and the wind was cool in the morning. The highlight was the helicopter ball drop. Tickets were sold and the owner of the ticket on the ball that went into the hole won a trip for 2 anywhere Air Canada flies in North America.

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Today we braced for Tropical Storm Florence but it wasn't too bad. Some minor flooding on streets, lots of rain and high winds. The first picture is the entrance to the harbour which is usually calm, even on stormy days. And the poor gull decided to wait it out.

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

2 pictures from Quidi Vidi. The first is the waterfalls where Quidi Vidi Lake empties. The 2nd I found funny. This sign next to a bench, the bench is chained to the sign with nothing else around. I am not so sure why sitting on the bench would be so risky.

Monday, September 04, 2006

We had some friends over for supper on Saturday and one of them brought me this gorgeous bouquet of Gladiolas. The bouquet is so big that I couldn't get a good picture of it all with a clean background, so you'll have to settle for just a bit of it. Thanks Edwina!

About Me

I am an amateur photographer from Newfoundland, Canada. I started this photo-a-day blog in January 2006 and use it to share photos of life around me as well as photos from trips. Until February 2009 I used a Canon EOS Digital Rebel. I now use a Canon EOS 40D. My lenses include:
Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS,
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro,
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III,
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM,
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
I welcome all comments and questions.